
This is an archive of some of the most significant papers published about Scrum.
Scrum is an Agile framework for completing complex work. It was originally created for software development, but it works well for any form of complex work.
The latest Scrum Guide can be found at at ScrumGuides.org
The New New Product Development Game – Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. The paper that inspired Jeff Sutherland to create Scrum.
SCRUM Development Process – Ken Schwaber. The paper presented at OOPSLA in 1995 that started it all. It was referred to as SCRUM at this point but is correctly written as Scrum.
Scrum Methodology – Ken Schwaber. The Scrum Methodology document that Ken Schwaber created before deciding Scrum should be a framework.
Evidence-Based Management Guide 2015
Evidence-Based Management Guide 2018
Evidence-Based Management Guide 2020
Evidence-Based Management Guide 2024




